The U.S. military says significant progress is being made in the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State.
The Iraqi military says the "fictitious state has fallen," after their forces retook the important and symbolic al-Nuri mosque from Islamic State fighters.
Col. Ryan Dillon briefed reporters back in Washington that the caliphate isn't quite over.
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OUT: ...proper burials."
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Colonel Dillon notes there is still work to be done to completely retake Mosul and eliminate Islamic State fighters.
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OUT: ...imminent liberation."
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Colonel Dillon described how the U.S. military sees progress in the fight on the ground in Iraq against the Islamic State.
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OUT: ...Iraq and Syria."
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